Key result
Pericardiectomy resulted in clinical improvement in all five patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis who had non-resolving cardiac impairment despite adequate open pericardial drainage.
Why the study?
Does pericardiectomy improve symptoms in patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis?
Population
5 consecutive patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis managed in the cardiothoracic surgery unit of…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support pericardiectomy in refractory effusive-constrictive pericarditis; hypothesis-generating from small case series and needs prospective validation.
Case Report (n=5)
No
Does pericardiectomy improve symptoms in patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis?
Pericardiectomy is an effective and necessary treatment for effusive-constrictive pericarditis when pericardiocentesis or pericardiostomy fails to resolve cardiac impairment.
Salami et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Effusive-constrictive pericarditis (n=5). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Clinical improvement (NYHA class). Pericardiectomy resulted in clinical improvement in all five patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis who had non-resolving cardiac impairment despite adequate open pericardial drainage.
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